Method of setting poles



May 5, 1942.

w. H. PYEATT 2,281,713 METHOD OF SETTING POLES Original Filed May 23.1938 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR WILLIAM !'L PYEATT ATTORNEYS FIG. 2

METHOD OF SETTING POLES Original Filed May 23, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2F/GG 'INVENTOR wlumm n. PYEATT ATTORNEYS Patented May 5, 1942 5 METHODOF SETTING POLES William H. vPyeatt, Breckenridge, Tex., assignor toPhillips Petroleum Company, a corporation of Delaware Originalapplication May 23, 1938, Serial No.

209,591. Divided and this application Janumy 30, 1940, Serial No.316,430

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a method of handling poles and moreparticularly to a method of raising and setting poles of the typesgenerally used to support telephone and telegraph lines.

The present application i a division of my pending application, SerialNo. 209,591, filed May 23, 1938, entitled Apparatus for setting poles.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a method wherebypoles may be readily and quickly erected.

This and other objects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowing description and annexed drawings, which describe andillustrate a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation view of the apparatus constituting myinvention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation view,

Figure 3 is a plan view,

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical section view taken about along line 4-4in Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the saddle and illustrates one type ofboomer which is suitable for the purposes of this invention.

Figure 6 is an elevation view of the block and tackle system used toraise the butt end of a pole and dispose the pole at a pointintermediate its ends on the saddle.

Figure 7 is an elevation view depicting the block and tackle systemillustrated in Figures 1 and 6 in a rearranged form for operating on thebutt end of a pole to tilt the same about the pivoted saddle into asubstantially vertical position with the butt end down.

Referring to the drawings, a number of lengths of steel tubing ll], ofsuitable size and strength, are assembled through the agency of T-unionsl I, elbow joints I2, and welded joints 13 to form a rigid base. Mountedin T-unions H in the base and projecting upwardly therefrom, are a pairof tubular legs l4, which are connected at their upper ends by elbowjoints IE to a horizontal cross member 16. A saddle I1 is pivotallysupported by cross member l6. Two sections of chain indicated byreference numeral l8 and a conventional type of clamp l9 constitute aboomer for firmly holding a pole on the saddle.

A pair of tubular braces 20 extend from T unions II at the rear of thebase to T-unions 2i i in the horizontal cross member 16. A similar setof braces 22 is attached by bolts 23 and 24 to the base forelegs andtubular legs 14, respectively. The lower end of a, mast, such as tubulargin pole 25, fits over a positioning pin 26 and rests upon the basetubing. The gin pole is also removably connected to one of the braces 20by a bolt 21. It is apparent that with this arrangement, a sturdy typeof construction is obtained. Furthermore, by means of couplings 28 andbolts 23, 24 and 21, the framework and gin pole, can be easily andquickly dismantled and folded compactly.

Secured to the braces 20, at a convenient height above the base is apair of brackets 29 which journal shaft 30 of a winch drum 3i. Rotationof the drum is attained through a crank 32, a pinion 33 connected to thecrank, and a gear 34 which is mounted on shaft 30 and is in engagementwith pinion 33. The winch operates a block and tackle system, consistingof a rope, chain, or cable 35, a single sheave block 36 which isfastened to an eye 31 in the frame base, a double sheave block 38 whichis shown suspended from the mast by a hook 39, and a single sheave block40. A pair of log hooks 4| is carried by block 40. Proper design of thewinch mechanism, together with the block and tackle system disclosed,obviously provide the necessary mechanical advantage to enable one manto readily raise various sizes of poles, including heavy poles, such ascreosoted long leaf yellow pine.

In the operationof the instant invention, the apparatus is first set upas shown in Figures 1, 2, 3' and 6 of the drawings so that the pole holeis within the open front end of the base and directly below the saddlell. The pole is then placed along the side of the base frame oppositethe winch crank 32 with the butt extending in front 5 of the apparatus,a distance approximately equal to the distance from the top of the ginpole 25 to the ground. The log hooks 4| are lowered and fastened to thepole near the butt end. The crank is then turned in a clock-wisedirection with the result that the force exerted thereon will betransmitted through the pinion, gear, and drum mechanism to the blockand tackle system; and the pole is thus raised until the butt is abovethe framework and the pole is seated in the saddle. The pole is nextsecurely strapped to the saddle by means of the boomer.

The pole is now in a position for tilting the same about the axis of thepivotally supported saddle l1 until the pole is in a substantiallyvertical position above the hole with its butt end down and its top endup. There are several methods of procedure for accomplishing thisobjective with the equipment described hereinthe following covers onemethod:

This method contemplates utilizing my apparatus to pull downwardly onthe butt end of the pole. The block and tackle system is firstrearranged as shown in Figure '7. This is done by removing hook 39,together with double sheave block 38 which is attached thereto, from thetop of mast 25. Log hooks 4| are next detached from block 40 and placedon hook 391. The log hooks are then fastened to the butt end of the poleso as to securely grip the same. Single sheave block 40 is connected toeye 31. It is to be noted that eye 31 in the base structure now has thetwo single sheave blocks, namely 36 and 40, fastened thereto. With theabove described rearrangement of the block and tackle system, winchcrank 32 is again turned in a clock-wise direction. It will be evidentthat a downward pull is thus imparted to the double sheave block, thelog hooks, and finally to the pole. When the pole is swung to a verticalposition, the boomer is loosened and the pole is permitted to slidedownwardly into the hole.

While the instant invention comprises the several steps and the relationof one or more of such steps to each of the other enumerated steps, itis to be clearly understood that various changes in a method ofprocedure may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of theinvention as defined. by the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. In the method of setting a pole, the steps comprising elevating thebutt end of the pole by means of a suitable block and tackle system,resting the pole on a support intermediate its ends, rearranging theblock and tackle system, and actuating the rearranged block and tacklesystem to apply a downward pull on the butt end of the poleto tilt thesame to a substantially vertical position.

2. In the method of setting a pole, the steps comprising pullingupwardly the butt end of the pole by means of a suitable block andtackle system, resting the pole on a support intermediate its ends,securing the pole to the support, rearranging the block and tacklesystem, and actuating the rearranged block and tackle system to apply adownward pull on the butt end of the pole to tilt the same to asubstantially vertical position.

3. In the method of setting a pole, the steps comprising raising thebutt end .of the pole by means of a suitable block and tackle system,resting the pole on a support intermediate its ends, rearranging theblock and tackle system, securing the pole to the support, and actuating1e rearranged block and tackle system to apply a downward pull on thebutt end of the pole to tilt the same to a substantially verticalposition.

WILLIAM H. PYEATT.

